Quanell X right, speaks during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the shop, Thursday,

Quanell X right, speaks during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the shop, Thursday,

Quanell X right, along with family of Christopher McGrew speak during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the shop, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Houston. less

Quanell X right, along with family of Christopher McGrew speak during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a ... more

Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

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Sammie McGrew center, the mother of Subway customer Christopher McGrew who was killed during a robbery Tuesday speaks, as Quanell X right, and McGrew's aunt Jacquelyn McGrew left, look on during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Houston. less

Sammie McGrew center, the mother of Subway customer Christopher McGrew who was killed during a robbery Tuesday speaks, as Quanell X right, and McGrew's aunt Jacquelyn McGrew left, look on during a press ... more

Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X right, with Sammie McGrew left, the mother of Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where McGrew was customer at the shop, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Houston. less

Quanell X right, with Sammie McGrew left, the mother of Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where McGrew was customer at the shop, ... more

Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X right, speaks during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday as McGrew's sister LaFreda McGrew left, his aunt Jacquelyn McGrew 2nd from left, and his mother Sammie McGrew look on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Houston. less

Quanell X right, speaks during a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday as McGrew's sister LaFreda ... more

Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X right, stands before a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the shop, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Houston. less

Quanell X right, stands before a press conference in front of the Subway sandwich shop at Loop 610 and MLK Blvd. where customer Christopher McGrew was killed during a robbery Tuesday at the shop, Thursday, ... more

Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X takes on case of man slain by Houston Subway robbers

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Community activist Quanell X and the family of a man who was fatally shot during a robbery at a sandwich shop in southeast Houston Tuesday pleaded with the public to help police find his killers.

Police said Christopher McGrew, 36, was eating when two men carrying pistols dashed into the restaurant and robbed the business. They confronted McGrew and apparently tried to rob him. He fought back and was shot. He died at the scene.

So far police say they have no suspects in the case.

McGrew was a quiet, nice man who was a regular at the sandwich shop, his sister, LaFreda McGrew, said at a news conference in front the Subway Thursday afternoon. She said he was a fixture in the neighborhood where people knew and liked him. They called him the DVD Man, she said, because he could always be seen riding his bicycle through the area and selling DVDs. He also was a musician who played gospel music.

Christopher McGrew's mother, Sammi McGrew, said her son was a wonderful man. She asked those who killed him to surrender to police so justice could be served.

"I hope they get what they deserve," she said.

Anyone who knows the killers should tell police, said Quanell X. The gunmen can't be allowed to walk free in the community, he said.

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